1942 Maryland Terrapins football team

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The 1942 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Terrapins compiled a 7–2 record (1–2 in conference), finished in 13th place in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents 198 to 124. The team's victories included shutouts against Connecticut (34–0) and Florida (13–0).[1][2]

Record7–2 (1–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
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1942 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
 1941
1943 
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1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $400911
VPI510721
Wake Forest611621
North Carolina311522
Duke311541
NC State312442
Furman330360
The Citadel220520
Clemson231361
Davidson241261
VMI241351
George Washington240360
Maryland120720
South Carolina140171
Richmond150361
Washington and Lee040180
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Maryland was ranked at No. 101 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Shaughnessy returned as Maryland's head coach in 1946.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Connecticut*W 34–06,000[4]
October 3Lakehurst NAS*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 14–0[5]
October 10Rutgers*W 27–1315,000[6]
October 17at VMI
L 0–295,000[7]
October 24vs. Western Maryland*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 51–010,000[8]
October 31vs. Florida*W 13–010,000[9]
November 7at DukeL 0–427,500[10]
November 14at Virginia*W 27–124,000[11]
November 21Washington & Lee
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 32–287,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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